Good Afternoon!

In PREK1 group, children found a card at the bottom of the board with their name written on it. On the back, they counted how many starts were in their circular array. After counting their array, they identified their number on the board where they then taped their card!

K.NS.5: Count up to 20 objects arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle. Count up to 10 objects in a scattered configuration.

In the art center we experimented with squeegee painting.  Several friends were interested in painting with the rubber scraper we tried last week.  Kids discovered independently how to use it as a squeegee.  This week we built upon that art interest!  Friends used squeeze bottles to make dots (or lizards in one case ) and then used the squeegee to pull the paint across the paper.  The kids were ecstatic about how the paint looked when they did this! 

Friends explored loose parts building during our welcome activity this morning.  There were all sorts of ideas about what to build in our large table-sized tuff tray!  Friends made ‘playgrounds with slides and merry-go-rounds’, ‘church steeples with bells’, ‘bridges’ and ‘neighborhoods’.  Our kids liked building together in the large tray as it allowed them to connect their creations and play together!

Our PREK2 journals are getting ever more descriptive and detailed!  This week we have had, “A rainbow monster with his eyes closed”, “My house in a windy storm” and “a rainbow with rainbow grass”.  There is certainly a rainbow theme pervading the PREK2 journals which makes sense given that they often share ideas as they work!  They all apply the ideas in their own way however!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh blueberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/pineapple, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a fantastic night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-01-15